Story | 11 Feb, 2021
Plastics: mitigating their environmental, health and human rights impacts
CEESP News: By Patricia Parkinson, Director, Environmental Law Oceania *
A new global governance regime for plastics is needed to mitigate their environmental, health and human rights impacts, especially in the Pacific 'Large Ocean Small Islands Developing States' - A tale of flooding…
Story | 12 Jan, 2021
COVID-19 and Climate Change: Double Jeopardy for Traditional Resource Users in the Sundarbans
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The combined impact of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating the marginalisation of the indigenous and local communities in the Sundarbans, an area which spans across the regions of Bangladesh and India. Majority have lost their…
Story | 11 Jan, 2021
Coastal Community Associations: A model for sustainable development at the Kenyan coast
CEESP News by Tilda Bowden, Creative Writing editor of the Lucy Writers’ Platform on behalf of the Oceans Alive Trust, Kenya
Kuruwitu Fishers on the north coast of Kenya were driven to the brink of survival by unregulated and exploitative fish harvesting and were prompted to start a…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Communities combating fisheries crime and reef destruction
CEESP News by Venkat Ramakrishnan *
Reef Check Malaysia has been working on the ground addressing many challenges while protecting coral reefs and marine life in Malaysia. In this article, they describes how dangerous fish bombs are to marine life and local livelihoods, and how they are…
Story | 05 Jan, 2021
Coral restoration training on Fiji’s Coral Coast
CEESP News: by Victor Bonito, Director, Reef Explorer Fiji
With corals and coral reefs facing increasing threats, coral restoration has become a growing tool for conservation and marine management practitioners.
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Story | 17 Jul, 2020
Blue carbon and more: mangroves as superheroes
Mangrove forests and swamps are nature's superheroes, a vital ecosystem for climate mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and many other benefits for humans and animals alike. On this International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem 2020, we present an interactive…
Story | 25 May, 2020
Mobilizing in support of small-scale fisheries impacted by COVID-19
CEESP News: by Nathan Bennett, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group 'People and the Oceans'
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects for the small-scale fisheries sector and coastal communities. Much of the news is dismal…
Story | 07 Feb, 2020
Short videos: how local communities take action to conserve nature and local livelihoods
CEESP NEWS: by Anthony Charles, Director, Community Conservation Research Network (other positions detailed below)
The Community Conservation Research Network, in conjunction with Saint Mary's University, is pleased to announce two new 5-minute animation videos, exploring how local…
Story | 25 Oct, 2019
A landscape for everyone: interview with an author
Landscapes are complex and sometimes difficult to envision. They might include small farmers, miners, large businesses, community forests, indigenous lands, and a host of other land users with different rights and expectations. Ensuring that diverse people’s rights are included in decision-…